People and Place: Meaning and Myth
Asian Myths and Ancient Tales

Alabama Humanities Foundation

SUPER Institute 1998
June 28-July 3

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The University of Alabama
Alabama Humanities Foundation

Alabama
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Ancient Tales		 Presenters Schedule
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Asian Religions Myth & Folklore Nations &
Traditions		 Applications

Alabama Humanities Foundation:
1998 SUPER Summer Institutes

People and Place: Meaning and Myth

"Seldom does a teacher get both the practical and inspirational. SUPER was such an experience for me….I came away with new ideas, new materials, new friends and new academic energy." Mary Hubbard, history teacher, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate

For nearly eight years Alabama’s history, literature, geography and foreign language teachers have journeyed across space and time, courtesy of the AHF’s SUPER (School and University Partners for Educational Renewal). Summer institutes and school-year workshops, led by humanities scholars from throughout Alabama and beyond, have expanded more than 1,000 teachers’ knowledge of Eastern and Western Europe, the Amazon region, the Middle East, Africa, East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. SUPER has literally widened geographic vistas and deepened cross-cultural understanding among teachers. Now in 1998 SUPER returns to the South and Alabama with People and Place: Meaning and Myth. In the five institutes participants will explore cultural and individual diversity as they examine how place shapes individual and group perspectives, attitudes, and cultures.

SUPER Institutes are intensive one and two-week summer residential programs held on college campuses around the state and facilitated by noted scholars. Limited openings are available in all five summer institutes. While each institute has a particular emphasis, e.g. literature or history, all are interdisciplinary.

All SUPER Summer Institute participants will receive content renewal, interaction with noted scholars, as well as writing and Internet instruction. Teachers will also be given continuing education credits, books, and other resource materials to take back to the classroom.

This web site describes and provides resources for only one of five institutes. For information about the others please consult the web site of the Alabama Humanities Foundation or contact Becky Hairelson (email: bhairelson@ahf.net) or Rebecca Stafford (email: rstafford@ahf.net) at 205.930.0540 (phone) or 205.930.0986 (fax).

Asian Myths and Ancient Tales

June 28 – July 3, 1998
University of Alabama
Lead Facilitator: Ron Robel, Ph.D., University of Alabama.

This institute brings together a team of Asian scholars to guide the participating teachers through an exciting menu of myths and folk tales focused on Asia – particularly India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. The goal of this institute is to provide secondary educators with a comprehensive understanding of Asian myths and folk tales, suitable textual materials for use in the classes, and some appropriate visual aids to enhance the introduction of such matters to Alabama students.

Any 7th - 12th grade language arts, social studies, or foreign language teacher currently teaching in an accredited Alabama public or private school is eligible to apply. All costs associated with SUPER Institutes are paid for by the Alabama Humanities Foundation, and a stipend will be awarded to each SUPER Summer Institute participant. A refundable deposit will be required with application. DEADLINE IS EXTENDED UNTIL ALL SPACES ARE FULL…APPLY TODAY!

To apply simply copy, complete, and send in the application appended at the end of this web page or contact Becky Hairelson or Rebecca Stafford at 205.930.0540 (phone) or 205.930.0986 (fax).

Presenters

Tae-Young Choi, PhD., Visiting Professor in History, University of Alabama

Tom Jennings, MA, Department of History, University of Alabama

Tom McKenna, PhD., Anthropology Department, University of Alabama in Birmingham

Michael Dean Murphy, PhD., Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama

Catherine Oshida, M.A. , Japanese Language Program, Critical Languages Center, University of Alabama

Cathy Pagani, PhD., Department of Art, University of Alabama

James Raymond, PhD., Department of English, University of Alabama

Ronald Robel, PhD., Department of History and Director of Critical Lanuages Center, Asian Studies Program, University of Alabama

Donald Wood, PhD., Curator of Asian Art Collection, Birmingham Museum of Art.

Schedule & Topics

June 28 (Sunday) ORIENTATION & INTRODUCTION

June 29 (Monday) INDIAN MYTHS AND FOLKTALES

June 30 (Tuesday) SOUTHEAST ASIAN MYTHS AND FOLKTALES

July 1 (Wednesday) CHINESE MYTHS AND FOLKTALES

July 2 (Thursday) K0REAN MYTHS AND FOLKTALES

July 3 (Friday) JAPANESE MYTHS AND FOLKTALES

Asian Religions (note: many of these links are to web entries maintained by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance)

Myth and Folklore

 

Nations & Traditions

INDIA

SOUTHEAST ASIA

 

CHINA

KOREA

JAPAN

APPLICATION

1998 SUPER Summer Institutes

Deadline: EXTENDED UNTIL ALL PLACES ARE FILLED

Please photocopy this form for each additional institute you plan to attend.

TWO-WEEK INSTITUTE

The American South: Convergence of European, African and Native American Cultures

July 19 – August 1, 1998 - Birmingham Southern College

Lead Facilitator: Ralph Bogardus, Ph.D., University of Alabama

ONE-WEEK INSTITUTES

Alabama and New England: An Historical and Literary Perspective

July 12 – July 18, 1998 - Auburn University

Lead Facilitator: Wayne Flynt, Ph.D., Auburn University

The Gender Challenge: Is Anatomy Destiny?

July 5 – July 11, 1998 - University of Alabama at Huntsville

Lead Facilitator: Marilyn Kurata, Ph.D., University of Alabama

Artists and Myth of Place: It Is My Own Native Land

July 12 – July 18, 1998 - Spring Hill College, Mobile

Lead Facilitator: Michael Kaffer, Ph.D., Spring Hill College

Asian Myths and Ancient Tales

June 28 – July 3, 1998 - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Lead Facilitator: Ron Robel, Ph.D., University of Alabama

Please indicate which institute you plan to attend:

Your name ____________________________________________________________________________

Name of Institute _______________________________________________________________________

First alternate choice _____________________________________________________________

Second alternate choice ___________________________________________________________

You may attend more than one institute, but please note that two of the institutes are held concurrently.

Complete a separate form for each institute you plan to attend.

Complete and return this application, your typed essay, and your deposit to:

Alabama Humanities Foundation
SUPER Coordinator
2217 10th Court South
Birmingham, AL 35205

For more information, please contact:

Becky Hairelson e-mail: bhairelson@ahf.net

or

Rebecca Stafford e-mail: rstafford@ahf.net

Phone (205) 930-0540

Fax (205) 930-0986

ESSAY

Please double space your answer and type your name, address, and the institute(s) for which you are applying at the top of each page. Answer one of the following questions in two pages or less:

  1. Describe the most imaginative humanities project or assignment that you have given your students.
  2. Which institute most appeals to you and why? How is the topic relevant to your students?
  3. Describe a recent personal experience that reflects your own sense of the nature and importance of the humanities.

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Humanities courses (social studies, history, geography, English, foreign languages) currently teaching ____

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Of what professional associations are you a member? ___________________________________________

Have you previously attended an AHF SUPER Summer Institute? Yes ___________ No _____________

If yes, when and where? __________________________________________________________________

Have you previously attended an AHF SUPER Workshop? Yes______________ No______________

If yes, when and where? __________________________________________________________________

_____ Enclosed is my check in the amount of $______ for ______ (number of) institutes. (A $50 deposit is

required for each institute you plan to attend. This deposit is fully refundable up until three weeks prior to

the beginning of the institute.)

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